Thanks, I'll buy that fer a dollar! It'll be worth it to hear it agin'!
>From: Jay Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: clint grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [RR] RE: FCF part 2
>Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:48:59 -0700 (PDT)
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>*Interesting thoughts!
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>I'm party to the beginning of FCF and the
>entire re-enactment of outfits and such.
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>First, and foremost.. FCF is not mine by seniority
>or claim. The thinking was to "Call-out" those
>who have taken an extra step in support of Royal
>Rangers to a "higher level" of service.
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>Commander Johnnie used the "word picture" of our
>Pioneers and Trailblazers of history who went out
>into the wilderness with the ethics of the RR Code.
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>When a boy looks forward, in life.. He holds the
>view of those who live in the settlements, of a
>home,school and the comfort of provision. Cdr.Johnnie
>challenges us to "Look out on life, as a grand
>adventure" and explore our lives as new territory
>to claim.
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>Cdr.Johnnie, used his excellent Frountier outfit
>as a visual aid to his "Ministry" to challenge
>the thinking of the boys. The focus was on adventure
>not the building of costumes. The "character" that
>he desired for us to build was the Character of the
>heart that would have us apply the virtues of Royal
>Rangers into our core beliefs, to become strong
>Christian men of the future.
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>*It may be good to re-vist this primary view
>from time to time to remove the dust from the
>cover of the FCF Pledge.<G>
>
>Nuff said!
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>D.Wheeler
>Sr.Guide OP22
>Norwalk AG
>So.Cal Dist.
>July 1966
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>--- clint grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, here is where what I believe to be pure
> > opinion needs to be contended with.
> > My experience (from that of a youngbuck in FCF
> > from back in 1980-to that of a Wilderness member and
> > district staff member today) lead me to believe that
> > you CAN appeal to boys cohesively while using a wide
> > array of personas. I have no less than four which I
> > portray with what I feel is fair to say some degree
> > of accuracy before I become in danger of bragging.
> > (Like Hollywood Henderson used to say: "If you can
> > do it-it ain't bragging")...
> > One day I am a western mountainman, with
> > buckskins, warshirt, fur hat, etc. Next day I am a
> > colonial gentleman, with kneebritches, waistcoat,
> > tricorn, etc. Next I am a plainsman, calico shirt,
> > wide-brim beaver hat and all. Then I am an 1820's
> > storekeeper, with railhead pants, widebrim straw
> > hat, tailored vest, watch fob, etc.
> > Alot of people in my district do much better
> > than that. This is what has made us a five-star
> > chapter for as long as I can remember. We do what we
> > do to the best of our ability, while struggling to
> > keep our priorities straight. :)
> > And it works.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Robert D Hamilton
> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:18 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [RR] RE: FCF part 2
> >
> >
> > This is a little late in coming, but I felt I needed
> > to put in my $.02.
> >
> > You should go back to what FCF stands for -
> > Frontiersman Camping
> > Fellowship, with emphasis on "Frontiersman". At one
> > time or another
> > between the 1600's and the 1800's ALL of America was
> > a frontier.
> > Different parts of America were a frontier at a
> > different time. For New
> > England and the eastern seaboard, it was during the
> > 1600's. The middle
> > America's came during the 1700's. The western
> > states and western
> > seaboard came during the 1800's. The dress and
> > styles were all different
> > during these different time periods. Also, during
> > the same time periods,
> > different states had a different style of dress.
> >
> > The reason that you have a frontiersman "style" to
> > portray for the part
> > of the country you live in is because that was the
> > time period (and style
> > of dress) where that part of the country was a
> > frontier. When New
> > England was a frontier the Mountain Man was unheard
> > of and would be out
> > of character for that time period. Conversely, a
> > Colonial style persona
> > would be extremely out of character for the Rocky
> > Mountain Region. This
> > does not mean that you have to adhere to being a
> > Mountain Man or a
> > Colonial or whatever your particular regions
> > portrayal is. There is a
> > preacher from Longmont whose persona is that of a
> > Country Preacher. His
> > outfit is black pants, black suit coat, white stiff
> > collar shirt and a
> > wide brin black hat. He carries a bible as well as
> > a black powder rifle
> > in a buckskin case. The outfir is very fitting for
> > the time period when
> > the Rocky Mountain area was a frontier. Your
> > persona could be an Indian
> > scout, blacksmith, or any other myriad of persona
> > that would fit within
> > your time period.
> >
> > Yes, it is about the logs and the fire as well as
> > the FCF Pledge. But it
> > is also about "Keeping" boys in the ranger program.
> > To this end it is
> > the outfits and the portrayal of a particular time
> > period that draws the
> > boys into FCF. And if you mix the time periods all
> > over the place, you
> > don't have a cohesive "program" that will appeal to
> > the boys. And if we
> > don't draw them in, and they don't find a niche in
> > Youth, they WILL find
> > a place to fit in somewhere that will probably not
> > fit into their overall
> > spiritual well being.
> >
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